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kentia palm /ˈkɛntɪə /(also kentia) nounAn Australasian palm tree which is popular as a houseplant while it is young.- Howeia (or Howea, formerly Kentia) forsteriana, family Palmae.
Also worth a try are Howea forsteriana, the quick-growing kentia or paradise palm, and the Lacy tree philodendron, P. selloum, which has ruffled-edged leaves on two foot long arching stalks....- When you're swinging from a hammock and grilling shrimp on a private deck tucked into a forest of banyan trees and kentia palms, it's hard to imagine life beyond Lord Howe Island.
- So it was inevitable that when Greg and wife Maria moved to coastal Southern California - where the climate is mild enough for kentia palms and plumerias - he seized the opportunity to create his own backyard resort.
OriginLate 19th century: modern Latin, named after William Kent (died 1828), botanical collector. |